New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Tuesday asked Uttar Pradesh government to explain allegedly "insensitive" remarks by an official over the suicide by four members of a family. Asked the reason over the deaths, the then home secretary replied that birth was the reason behind death and loudly laughed it away. "The commission has taken note of the news report that the officer has been transferred from the...
10:31 PM, Jun 04, 2013
New Delhi: For effective governance and providing affordable access to communication, the Union Cabinet Tuesday decided to install mobile towers in nine Maoist-hit states, including Chhattisgarh where the rebels killed several Congress leaders May 25. The approval to the project was given by the Union Cabinet in a meeting held here. Mobile towers would be installed at 2,199 locations in nine states - Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Madhya...
10:21 PM, Jun 04, 2013
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh government has decided to withdraw cases against alleged HuJI worker and 2006 Varanasi blast-accused Shamim Ahmad, a senior official said. "A decision has been taken to withdraw cases against Shamim in the Varanasi blast case. The district magistrate of Varanasi has been asked to approach the local court there in this connection," said a senior home department official. The absconding Shamim, who was never arrested in the...
09:16 PM, Jun 04, 2013
New Delhi: Reeling under simmering heat and high humidity, North India got some reason to cheer on Tuesday as the eagerly-awaited monsoon advanced further to hit Goa two days ahead of its schedule. "The South-West monsoon had reached Kerala on June 1 and it took three days to hit Goa," IMD (Goa) Director KV Singh said. In the national capital, hot and sultry weather continued as the maximum temperature settled...
08:49 PM, Jun 04, 2013
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Tuesday took a dig at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and his son Akhilesh Yadav over the state's poor law and order. Mulayam claimed that if had been in the chair instead of Akhilesh Yadav, he would have improved the state's law and order within 15 days. Mulayam also appreciated Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for improving the law and order situation of...
03:47 PM, Jun 04, 2013
Ghaziabad: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav distributed 8,000 laptops to students in Ghaziabad on Monday. Akhilesh is also expected to inaugurate development projects worth Rs 3,700 crore. However, the Opposition plans to protest at the rally, against poor law and order situation in the city, claiming businessmen are kidnapped and murdered every day. In addition, 12 schemes would be unveiled along with an ambitious scheme of 5,000 houses for...
11:50 AM, Jun 03, 2013
Meerut: A head constable of Uttar Pradesh Police on Sunday allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself. According to the police, head constable Sanjay Sharma (38) was posted at Nauchandhi police station in Meerut district since December 2012. He was residing in police line with his wife and two children. On Sunday, Sharma accompanied his wife to Jaydevi Nagar where her parents were residing and shot himself after locking himself up...
02:23 AM, Jun 03, 2013
Lucknow: Opposition parties and farmers groups in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday slammed the Samajwadi Party (SP) government for the recent power tariff hike. Angry at the steep hike in domestic and rural electricity tariff, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took out a massive protest march to the Shakti Bhawan, the headquarters of the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL), and demanded an immediate rollback. Accusing the state government and Chief...
04:45 AM, Jun 02, 2013
Aligarh: Another instance of violence against women by the Uttar Pradesh police has surfaced. A policewoman in Aligarh was caught on camera thrashing three middle-aged women. The women had gone to the police station to question why their sons were kept in the police station for three days on complaint of theft. The mothers were not given any information on their sons' arrest and alleged that the police were not...
08:17 AM, May 31, 2013
Kanpur: As north India burns under the heat wave, citizens in Uttar Pradesh are finding it tougher to battle the heat with constant power cuts. Uttar Pradesh is facing power outage of upto 12 hours a day. People say the power cuts are causing water shortage too and that domestic life has come to a standstill, as most of the chores can't be done when there is no electricity. "Not...
07:25 AM, May 31, 2013
Mumbai: Two people were found murdered in a garage in Wadala on Thursday. The police have arrested one man who was allegedly known to the victims. According to the police, the murder was captured on a CCTV camera inside the garage. The victims and the accused are all from Uttar Pradesh. More details are awaited. ...
11:09 PM, May 30, 2013
Jaunpur: The family of terror suspect Khalid Mujahid, who died in police custody on May 18, on Wednesday refused to accept the Rs 6 lakh compensation offered by Uttar Pradesh government. On May 26, the state government had assured "justice" to Mujahid's family and announced a financial assistance of Rs 6 lakh. On Wednesday, Cabinet minister Paras Nath Yadav went to Mujahid's residence at Mastana locality in Madiyahon to hand...
08:59 PM, May 29, 2013
Lucknow: The UP government on Wednesday moved court against the acquittal of BJP MP Varun Gandhi in two cases of hate speech. The appeal was filed in Pilibhit sessions court. Government counsel Abhay Saxena moved the appeal in the court of District Judge Vinod Mishra. The court fixed June 15 as the next date of hearing in which Varun would be required to appear. On March 5, chief judicial magistrate...
05:20 PM, May 29, 2013
Ghaziabad: In what started out as a heated argument over a parking space, ended in a tragedy a Imother and her son were shot dead by three men in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad. The three men fired at the woman identified as Rajbala and her son Ajay in Masuri locality of Ghaziabad on Monday. The mother-son duo was taken to a hospital where Ajay died during treatment on Tuesday morning and...
05:06 PM, May 28, 2013
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh is reeling under intense heat wave with the scorching sun ensuring that the hapless people have no relief. The heat wave in continuing in several parts of the state including capital Lucknow. The maximum temperature is many parts of the state is above the 46 degree Celsius mark. The weather department has forecasted that the Uttar Pradesh will continue to be in the grip of the heat...
11:15 AM, May 28, 2013
Lucknow: Akhilesh Yadav-led Uttar Pradesh government has announced financial compensation of Rs 6 lakh to the family of Khalid Mujahid, a serial blast accused, who died last week while in police custody. The state government recommended a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation after Muslim groups slammed the Samajwadi Party for failing to protect minorities. The CBI has so far not taken up the matter. Forty-two policemen, including former...
08:35 AM, May 28, 2013
Etah (UP): At least 21 people were killed and 23 others injured when a roadways bus they were travelling in fell into the Hazara canal in Etah, police said on Monday. The incident occurred late Sunday night when the driver of the bus going to Delhi from Farukhabad lost control over the vehicle and it fell into the canal in Pilua area, they said. While bodies of 21 people were...
11:54 AM, May 27, 2013
Etah: Nineteen persons including women and children were killed and 23 others injured when a speeding bus in which they were travelling from Farukkhabad to New Delhi lost control and fell into the Hazara canal in Etah district of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. While all the 19 passengers died on the spot, the injured have been admitted to the Etah government hospital for the treatment. Rescue operation continued late on...
11:15 AM, May 27, 2013
Etah (UP): At least 19 people were killed and 23 others got injured when a roadways bus in which they were travelling fell in to the Hazara canal in Etah in Pilua area, police said on Monday. The incident occurred late Sunday night when driver of the bus lost control over the vehicle and it fell into the canal, they said. While 19 people were killed, 23 others were saved...
10:41 AM, May 27, 2013
New Delhi: Demanding a halt in the implementation of the Nitaqat law in Saudi Arabia, the BJP on Saturday said in Delhi that it would work against Indian interests. "The Nitaqat scheme shall primarily work against the Indian interests. A minimum of two to three years moratorium to implement it is demanded," said BJP's Convenor of Overseas Affairs Vijay Jolly. Under Nitaqat, it is mandatory for local companies to hire...
05:24 AM, May 26, 2013
